So my boyfriend works for a pork processing company and often gets a free ham around the holidays. We have had this behemoth of a ham/ pork shoulder sitting in our little freezer since Christmas and it’s taking up space. I want to prepare this thing in a way that we can use the meat and bone for multiple things.
I already am thinking a ham and bean soup, ham and potatoes… but I could use some suggestions to A. Cook this thing to use in multiple meals.
B. Once it’s cooked what to make with it.
Alexander HAMelton is currently chilling in the crock pot in the sink to defrost a bit.
by HankThePigeon89
9 Comments
Cook it in the crockpot with broth and seasonings .
Is it already cured? If so, I suggest hacking off a couple hunks and re-freezing in smaller (~1 pound?) portions, which could be later used sliced for sandwiches, cubed for frittata, stir fry or a hash.
Rum Ham
If you want multiple uses for soup, etc I’d go with the oven unless that beast will fit into the crock pot. Just gonna throw out there that a ham on the charcoal grill is 👌it sears the outside at a high temp so the inside gets super juicy.
Go to the store and buy one of those giant aluminum foil pans and cook it in the oven at 325×15 minutes a pound
Eat nice dinner and then cut & freeze what’s left, freeze the bone for soups, set aside slices for breakfast, freeze diced ham in sufficient portions to be able to make omelets… a lot of the work is in portioning the stuff out prior to freezing so you can unfreeze it in usable portions.
Please do not thaw it in the counter. You run the risk of food-borne illness if you do.
Did anyone else think this was from the Last Podcast On The Left subreddit? Ham! Ham! Ham!
you always should defrost in the fridge. if you need to do a quick defrost, you can run under cool running water or put in a bowl of cool water that you change every 30 minutes. or you can microwave it. if you do any of the quick thaw methods however you have to cook right away.
you risk the outside being in the danger zone too long because it will take a long time till the middle is thawed
FYI there is a good chance that commercial ham has been fed humans.